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Heart Embryology
What layer do the blood islands f...,
How does the primitive heart tube...,
Name the 6 sections of the primit...
20  cards
Control of Cardiac Output
Define afterload,
Define preload,
Define total peripheral resistance
11  cards
Autonomic Input to the heart
Which parts of the spine does the...,
Which parts of the spine does the...,
Describe the pre ganglionic axons...
22  cards
Control of blood pressure
Where is the baroreceptor reflex ...,
What nerve does the baroreceptor ...,
Describe what the baroreceptor ca...
18  cards
Hypertension
Distinguish between primary and s...,
Name three causes of secondary hy...,
Describe renovascular disease
7  cards
Haemodynamic shock
Define haemodynamic shock,
What two things can haemodynamic ...,
Name the three types of shock tha...
14  cards
Congenital Heart Defects
Name three groups of causes of co...,
Three genetic causes of congenita...,
Describe what is meant by a left ...
18  cards
ECG 1 (Primciples)
Which way do the ventricles depol...,
Describe the course of the conduc...,
Describe what each stage represen...
21  cards
ECG 2- Abnormalities
Ecg st elevation,
Ecg wavy baseline no p waves narr...,
What do pathological q waves indi...
32  cards
Chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
Name four groups of causes of che...,
Name two types of cardiac causes ...,
Describe the description of the p...
32  cards
Heart failure
What is the primary cause of syst...,
Four things that can affects card...,
What structural heart changes are...
15  cards
Electrical and molecular mechanisms in the heart
What determines the resting membr...,
Why isnt the resting membrane pot...,
What are the maximum and minimum ...
17  cards
Arrhythmias and drugs
Four things drugs can alter,
Five abnormalities in cardiac rhythm,
Causes of tachycardia 4 explain them
22  cards
Drugs for heart failure
What is heart failure,
In very broad terms what do heart...,
What class of drugs do cardiac gl...
20  cards
Peripheral artery and venous disease
Which way in the legs does the bl...,
How is blood pumped up to the heart,
Define varicose veins
36  cards

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